Where Is It?

Where is it?

You ask: ‘Where is what?’

Where is your fear? Where is it hiding? Does it look like anger? Does it look like worry? Does it look like discouragement? Anxiety? Does it make you look defensive? Aggressive? Does it make you look timid? Unemotional? Weak? Hard? Heartless?

Where is it? It’s somewhere. Each of us has at least one of them. And if we’re really honest with ourselves, we have many more than just one. See, before we can address our fears, we have to acknowledge them. We have to identify them and recognize them for what they really are.

Here are some commonly voiced ones:

• I am not enough.
• I don’t have enough…education, money, time, talent, etc.
• I don’t want to be alone.
• I fear for my safety.
• I fear for the safety of my loved ones; my child, my grandchildren, my parents, my siblings, my spouse, etc.
• I am not good enough.
• Nobody likes me.
• I’m different and just can’t fit in with others.
• I might fail.

So, where is it? These are just a few common fears that we, women beings, face from time to time in our lives. I’m not sure what your fears are but I strongly encourage you to identify and address them. If you don’t, I promise you that they will grow and began to adversely impact your life and possibly cost you your life.

I’ve heard it said, ‘that what we fear most will most likely happen’. It’s almost as if the fear cripples us from making decisions that would prevent us from the consequences of the fear. It’s as if life says-you will deal with this fear one way or another—ignore it, run from it, deny it but however you choose, you will address it and resolve it.

As painful as it may be, I encourage you to identify and address your fears. I promise you, it will be well worth the effort and will positively impact your life.